UNFORGETTABLE CHOICES

UNFORGETTABLE CHOICES examines two families affected by the abduction of a two-day-old infant. The author explores the family members rearing this child who are unaware of the crime, and the family devastated by the loss of their cherished newborn from the hospital nursery eighteen years earlier. The story is told through the eyes of twenty-year-old Farah, who can recall meeting her newborn sister in the hospital when she was two years old. Farah's mother's depression following this kidnapping caused Farah's childhood to reflect this sadness while being raised by her father and grandmother. Her mother's fears become her fears as Farah mentally struggles with unrealistic worse-case scenarios. Marrying into a wealthy family creates a situation where Farah begins to wonder if a member of her new husband's family could be the person responsible for the kidnapping. Farah detects this teenager with an amazing zest for life and metaphysical awareness is the sister she always felt should have been a part of her life. After the kidnapper commits suicide, Farah's sister must deal with the loss of her cherished mother and being introduced to her birth family. These individuals attempt to accept their hard life lessons by contemplating what this world and Heaven are all about. This novel contains wit and wisdom presenting a delightful stimulus for the reader's imagination.

Born in Virginia, Louise Timberlake spent her childhood in rural Sweet Hall, grade school at King William, middle school at West Point, and high school in Williamsburg. She received a BS degree from Virginia Commonwealth University in Richmond, followed by a short career as an educational representative for the IBM Corporation in Virginia Beach.
After marrying Cliff, Louise Northon completed an MA degree from the University of South Alabama. She enjoyed thirty-three years in the suburbs of New Orleans raising two sons. She was a sports mom and school volunteer while embracing art classes, writing groups, and part-time teaching at The Computer College and Twenty-first Century. After losing her youngest son when he was a freshman at Loyola University, Louise began a quest to find out the meaning of life. This journey included spiritual awakenings, a retreat and discernment with psychic George Anderson, and monthly lessons with medium Mary Jo McCabe and The Guides. Louise's life changed again in 2005 after her husband died of a brain tumor followed by Hurrican Katrina flooding her home. She began recognizing help from Heaven during these hard life lessons.
Returning to Virginia, she reconnected with Ray, a high school favorite. Louise Wright pursued her writing career and published five books. Her current novel is an endeavor to make the unknown known. She relishes her life with gratitude for all the unconditional love in her world.